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India’s Act East Policy and Chinese Perceptions
December 06, 2018 Dr. Pankaj Jha Commentary

Last month, a multi-think tank delegation visited China to interact with Chinese think tanks on the current state of India-China relations and the way forward. Among many other issues the Chinese experts and scholars were very keen to discuss and ana....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Act East Policy , Sino-India trade
Is Pakistan Losing its Asymmetric Warfare through Nuclearised-Terrorism to India’s Security Posture?
December 04, 2018 Commodore Somen Banerjee Commentary

Successful completion of INS Arihant’s war patrol signaled the operationalisation of India’s nuclear triad. This event has been deliberated extensively by the academics, professionals and media the world over. Whilst some have appreciated this ev....

Keywords : Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Commentary , Pakistan’s nuclear-terrorism , India’s triad
Imran Khan's China Visit and the IMF
November 30, 2018 Prateek Joshi Commentary

One of the key challenges that faced Imran Khan as he took over as the Prime Minister of Pakistan was the economy, especially the precarious debt situation and current account deficit. An approach to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) seemed inevi....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan’s financial crisis , Pakistan’s bail-out loans
Visit of the Financial Action Task Force to Pakistan
November 27, 2018 Shruti Punia Commentary

A nine-member delegation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) paid a 12-day visit to Pakistan from October 8-19. The FATF’s Asia Pacific Group (APG) was a team including experts from US Department of Treasury, British Scotland Yard, People’s....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Terrorism Financing in Pakistan , Financial Action Task Force in Pakistan
America First: Foreign Policy of Mr. Trump
November 26, 2018 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Several recent episodes have brought out the nature of the ‘America First’ policy of President Trump. What is then the place of cherished values of human rights and free trade in the US foreign policy today?

Human Rights
The first ....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Commentary , America First policy , Trump’s foreign policy
Sri Lanka At Cross Roads: Political Crisis Defies Solution
November 26, 2018 PM Heblikar Commentary

President Maithripala Sirisena’s (MS) palace coup of October 25, 2018, aimed apparently at wresting absolute powers, has obviously failed to achieve its objectives, and in its stead, has created more chaos and confusion. The sacking of a sitting Pr....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Commentary , Sri Lanka crisis , India-Sri Lanka relations
INS Arihant’s Deterrence Patrol: A Critical Milestone in India’s Nuclear Posture
November 22, 2018 Dr Kapil Patil Commentary

On November 05, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the successful completion of deterrence patrol by country’s first indigenously designed and built nuclear power submarine, INS Arihant.1 This marks an important leap in co....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Nuclear Triad , INS Arihant
India’s African Focus Continues
November 22, 2018 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

It appears that the next Chief Guest for the Republic Day 2019 will be Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, after a reluctant US President expressed his inability. It was for the good in any case. We should have leaders who value and respect t....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , India-Africa Cooperation , Indo-African relations
India-Nepal Relations under PM Oli
November 22, 2018 Sushmita Bharti Commentary

The landmark nation-wide elections in Nepal under the new Constitution, held in end-2017, ushered in a new era of democratic governance in the country. In these elections, the people’s verdict went overwhelmingly in favour of the Party of Nepal-Un....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Nepal politics , Indo-Nepal relations
Architecture in Success of a Strategic Platform : Lesson from Arihant
November 19, 2018 Vice Adm Raman Puri, PVSM, AVSM, VSM Commentary

The Programme
INS Arihant Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN), which completed its ‘deterrence patrol’ recently and was commended by the Prime Minister, is a three decades old pursuit of a survivable, nuclear launch option. It....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Arihant SSBN , Defence programmes
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